Language Teaching Methods: Community Language Learning

Language Teaching Methods explores various methodologies of English language teaching. This was a joint project by Diane Larsen-Freeman and the U.S. Information Agency and was produced in 1990. This video demonstrates Community Language Learning with Bonnie Mennell.

[@user-qd3ne7qn2n]

"A very informative video about the Community Language Learning methodology! It was interesting to learn about the approach where students work in groups and interact to learn a language. The video helped me understand how important it is to create a supportive atmosphere for successful learning. Great job!"

[@janieliu9713]

Relating to students' own life is a very appealing way to students.

[@phrancisco2847]

I find this teaching approach very useful.

[@thuladukhumalo6569]

What impressed is to move from known to unknown. Understanding is easy because words used were elicited from students. To me I found it fruitful

[@reemyland]

Building on student's own real life seems very fun and interesting. Good way to motivate them

[@VeeNa321]

Hello I love your teaching style and advice

[@winfreyalyssa9584]

really student-centered. a good way to practice speaking

[@elenaespinosa3520]

Yes, this is helpful but she is speaking to students who are pretty advanced. I never speak that fast in my classes

[@jeanmushala4195]

Very helpful and easy to understand. The interactive part was interesting.

[@harveysp5899]

Great job! great teacher!

[@anasoares1884]

This is such a very good method.

[@BerilMert]

This video is very useful,thanks :)

[@akmalabbasi5413]

All these students already have A2 level in English. One needs to make sure the students have A1 or A2 level to practice this method I feel.

[@abeoma814]

So long as the students share a common native language (not the case here) then they can practice this method. Avoiding the use of the native language is a major point of some language teaching methods, but not this one.

[@janieliu9713]

One of them at 16:00 in the video is already B2. She is able to state her thoughts clearly.

[@niallsutherland8224]

Yes, I thought that too - they're actually pretty damn good for the level and the teacher isn't really modifying her language much either (just a bit slower and clearer than usual perhaps)

[@goldend7m224]

What a great teacher!

[@mrchoon2010]

This doesn't seem to be what I have read, so far, about community language approach. I thought it would involve a lot more L1

[@clarag9346]

I think it's about level. Cll should have translation and more L1. But this class is not beginner and our books explain cll for beginners. Also tape too..

[@intoarut]

What a great idea the human computer exercise! 👏

[@tuongthoainguyen7830]

What should I do to keep students engaged to peer discussion and class discussion tho? Since some students in my class would spend time making side conversations even if I ask them to take notes and I'm hesitant of using this approach omg. I've observed a teacher diving the class into 2 teams and the team would try to write as many words down on the board in 5-minutes and it led to quite arguments, sadly.

[@dayglowfunkyjunky]

I noticed that in all the classes in this series they wrote on the boars in ALL CAPS. Is there a reason for that?

[@brunocoriolano]

I have the feeling that CLL was a whole group of people speaking in other language and the teacher’s role was like being a ‘counselor’ - translating everything students wanted to say into the target language. This one was more like the communicative approach more than the video you guys published before. The classroom arrangement should be like a circle, right?

Yeah, but CLL takes into consideration the human aspect, which, in my opinion, communicative approach doesn't

[@christopheclugston]

What dynamic would that be? Also these students are at a high level to understand all if this abstract verbiage used by the teacher. Let's see this in languages other than English--oh suddenly everyone cries int the USA that English must be done at a harder level than Spanish, French, etc.

[@rachelmacdonald9195]

I think this is still CLL because the teacher is reflecting back what the students say, and does not analyse or critique it, and the teacher helps the students express what they wish to express, and pronounce it well. And the teacher uses the students' words as the focus words, although she tells them the topic and what to talk about. But this teacher is controlling the class more than the other description of CLL I've learned about. So... I'm not sure !

[@lulufarida3951]

thank about this vidio, so I can explain this vidio to my friend in the class

[@AnthonyAshELTblog]

I am currently looking into CLL and this isn't how I had imagined it but it is still a very useful video. I think I'll try it out with my learners. I wonder, however, how does grammar come into this approach?

[@Ira742HD]

How is this cll this has nothing to do with cubing cll you solve the first layer and then use a single algorithm for oll and pll and its like getting a skip each time

[@DCVocabulary]

Grammar could be "sprinkled" throughout the lesson. Depending on Student errors, or perhaps you could focus on a specific tense throughout the lesson. For example students sentences must be written in the past tense.

[@rachelmacdonald9195]

lol there are other uses of the initials CLL :)

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[@hanifrifqi9475]

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[@ozanaskar7572]

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[@user-tw8ri4up7n]

Usefull !

[@miss_toefl]

I'm studying Language Science, and we are talking about this method, but my teacher told me that it has to be translation, or it isn't necessary all the time?

[@anasoares1884]

In my opinion, it doesn't need to be translated. It can be done like the video, if you don't know the word, you explain it English. :)

[@hullcityafc72]

@@anasoares1884 If I'm not mistaken L1 is tolerated in CLL if it helps "bridge gaps in meaning between the student's L1 and the TL". This thus differs from say the direct method (Berlitz) where it is to be avoided

[@toshibanane2878]

@@hullcityafc72 they all speak english no mother tongue used.

[@s.m.2169]

Hi , apart this method , is the presenter Larsen Freeman ?

[@muhammadfarooq3062]

useful for beginners

[@amysakura7755]

going to analysis thi video for my subject

[@zainabkadhim4174]

How can u do this ?? I need to analyse 4 my project too.

[@cheerup4566]

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[@zainabkadhim4174]

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[@cheerup4566]

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[@zainabkadhim4174]

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[@tenagapenunjang8428]

can I get the book about that materi

[@bnusabeel]

Bonnie Mennell speaking style reminds me of Matthew McConaughey lol

[@zhrwx1723]

helpful :)

[@muhamadnova8761]

its usefull :)

[@JaimeSanchez-cr5cu]

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[@cheerup4566]

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[@JaimeSanchez-cr5cu]

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[@gr1nas]

I think the instructor needs to translate students' sentences into L2 and there needs to be a circlr sitting arrangement

[@weirhauch1002]

I wish you used a wider chalkboard.

[@surajjoshitesol9246]

good

[@RabidTales]

As much of a genuis as Diane is, a lot of what she says here is outdated and just flat out wrong. She said if the teacher stands behind the students, the level of threat is reduced. That's BS. I would feel more threanted if they were behind me because I couldn't see if they are lookign over my shoulder where as out in front you can see them so u feel more relaxed

[@WolfWreader]

She didn't have the extra 23 years of research nsight that you and I share. :) I feel like BS might be a strong term. But I do agree with you- I have PTSD so people standing behind me freaks me out quite a lot. I can just see it going both ways. I'm in a Methods class right now, and it seems like the big point of the 70s and 80s was getting rid of the 'Nun with a Ruler' method of punitive teaching and going with a softer approach. It definitely seems like the pendulum swung pretty far on this one.

[@lulufarida3951]

thank about this vidio, so I can explain this vidio to my friend in the class